Clinical Nutrition Assistant: Dietitian Support (Part-Time)

Children's Hospital Colorado; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 57,709,000 - 86,564,000; Part time

Job summary

The Dietitian Assistant at Children's Hospital Colorado provides operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and assists with patients' nutritional care in Colorado Springs.

The role is part-time (24 hours/week), three 8-hour day shifts (7:30am–4:00pm) with weekend and holiday availability, and involves nutritional risk screening, diet planning, keto-diet coordination, and collaboration with RD and food services to ensure appropriate meals.

Qualifications

• Associate of Science degree in Nutrition or related field.
• Area of Study in Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare or related field.
• Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Determines nutritional risk of patients and communicates with RD staff.
• Prepares and distributes formulas from the formula lab.
• Calculates and documents patient intakes and nutrition support for inpatient orders.
• Triages phone calls, screens nutrition risk, records calorie counts, analyzes diet, plans meals, and initiates ketogenic diet.
• Coordinates ketogenic diet orientation with the RD team and plans patient menus.
• Provides training to families on keto meal preparation for inpatient and home use.
• Collaborates with room service to ensure diet modifications are followed.
• Assists with outpatient diet analysis of RD and medical records.
• Supports eating disorder RDs with family menu planning and meal ordering per plan level.
• Documents daily enteral and parenteral nutrient intake for ICU patients.

Education

Associate of Science

Area of Study: Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare or other related field

Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements

Job description

The Dietitian Assistant at Children's Hospital Colorado provides operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and assists with patients' nutritional care in Colorado Springs.

The role is part-time (24 hours/week), three 8-hour day shifts (7:30am–4:00pm) with weekend and holiday availability, and involves nutritional risk screening, diet planning, keto-diet coordination, and collaboration with RD and food services to ensure appropriate meals.